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This certainly points to the video. Even if the issue is RAM or the drive you should get a display of some kind. Even if it's just that white blinking bar.
Bad ram, and I mean REALLY bad, not just a couple of bad spots, can prevent the system from POSTing.
Thanks everyone,Im using the computer right now.
Looks like it was bad memory.im only running off 512 now but everything seems fine!
You mean you couldn't respond a bit earlier to let me know before I responded?
Seriously - I'm glad it was just the memory.
But be careful with E Machines as their Power Supplies are known to go bad and many times can "fry" the motherboard with it.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: I don't know what you did to determine about your bad memory and may have taken one memory module out then it worked - I don't know.
I would check if there's any capacitors in that memory slot area that are bad which may make that one slot not work. If that's the case that memory module you thought was bad may be actually good but not work in that one slot.
You mean you couldn't respond a bit earlier to let me know before I responded?
Seriously - I'm glad it was just the memory.
But be careful with E Machines as their Power Supplies are known to go bad and many times can "fry" the motherboard with it.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: I don't know what you did to determine about your bad memory and may have taken one memory module out then it worked - I don't know.
I would check if there's any capacitors in that memory slot area that are bad which may make that one slot not work. If that's the case that memory module you thought was bad may be actually good but not work in that one slot.
Actually i posted minutes after i got the computer running.
I pulled out the memory sticks and then put the 1 newer stick back in.
Computer started up and seems to be fine.
I have heard about Emachine power supplies going bad.
Hopefully this thing last's me 4-6 more months until i can buy a new one.
Actually i posted minutes after i got the computer running.
I pulled out the memory sticks and then put the 1 newer stick back in.
Computer started up and seems to be fine.
I have heard about Emachine power supplies going bad.
Hopefully this thing last's me 4-6 more months until i can buy a new one.
Download a copy of Memtest86 and give it a run on that DIMM in both sockets just to be sure the motherboard is ok.
Be aware that some computers require the RAM chips to be installed in pairs. They will seem to function fine until a program uses up the memory on the first chip and starts trying to use the memory on the second chip. I had one customer that had messed around with his computer this way, and it took me the better part of a day to figure out why there were seemingly random problems.
Actually i posted minutes after i got the computer running.
I pulled out the memory sticks and then put the 1 newer stick back in.
Computer started up and seems to be fine.
I have heard about Emachine power supplies going bad.
Hopefully this thing last's me 4-6 more months until i can buy a new one.
That is great that you got your CPU up and running,I would still be concerned about the 99% usage of your hard drive,it night be time to buy a bigger hard drive and more RAM or delete files AS THIS IS PROBABLY SLOWING YOUR MACHINE DOWN.
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